Date:         Fri, 14 Apr 2000 18:57:35 +1000
Reply-To:     Ray Hunnam <hunnam@PNC.COM.AU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ray Hunnam <hunnam@PNC.COM.AU>
Subject:      Re: Australian Vanagon name
Comments: To: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, 14 April 2000 10:26
Subject: Australian Vanagon name


>I seem to remember someone saying Australian buses were sold as Vanagon.


Yes I think it was me.

and that they were called Caravelle (and commercials probably
>Kombi).


Part correct.  " Transporter "  is the Commercial.


>This man must have bought a vehicle which had its original badge
>substituted by an American one.


Now why would I go to that trouble.

In my original reply to the list member questioning the Australian names.  I
stated that the animal is known here as the Vanagon ( sometimes also
referred to the T3 NOT TYPE 3 )  with the different models known as
Caravelle and Transporter.

Ray Hunnam